Taco Norteno
Last inspected: Jan 7, 2026
45
Score
Taco Norteno, located at 12793 W Colonial Dr in Winter Garden, FL, had a high-risk inspection on January 7, 2026, with a score of 45. This inspection identified 2 critical, 2 major, and 6 minor violations. Historically, Taco Norteno has predominantly received high-risk ratings across its ten scored inspections.
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Inspections
2
Critical latest
2
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 7, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
45
Aug 11, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
55
Jan 14, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 14 minor violations.
26
Jul 30, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
43
Mar 5, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
43
Jul 24, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 6 major violations. 16 minor violations.
14
Jan 20, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 9 minor violations.
33
Oct 21, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 10 minor violations.
20
Violations — Jan 7, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Base board tiles missing and/or in disrepair./kitchen entrance corner.
36-17-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food./used plastic sauce cup to scoop salsa/cook line prep table/removed/ **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils./opened water bottle and employee drink cup on kitchen prep table/removed/ **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board./under cook line white cutting board/removed/ **Corrected On-Site**
21-04-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination./paper trays/customer self service salsa chips station/ **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4
Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength./quar 0ppm/rechecked 200ppm/by 3 compartment sink/ **Corrected On-Site**
21-08-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food./ raw shell eggs stored over opened bag shredded cheese/cook line reach in cooler. Raw shell eggs stored over cooked beef tripe/walk in cooler/removed raw shell eggs/ **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged./raw chicken stored over raw beef/white reach in freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-17-6
Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels./battery out/cook line hand sink/placed roll of paper towels/ **Corrected On-Site**
31B-05-4
Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service./serving undercook eggs on breakfast menu with no consumer advisory present/copy provided and posted immediately/ **Corrected On-Site**
02B-02-5
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Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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